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Henry Augustus Wight 1821–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1821

Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Death Date: 02 Feb 1880

Death Location: Detroit, Michigan

Father: Buckminster Wight

Mother: Sarah Marsh

Spouse(s): Sarah Davenport

Children(s): Louis Wight, Henry Wight, Bessie Wight, Sydney Wight

In 1821, Henry Augustus Wight entered the world in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, born to Buckminster Wight And Sarah Marsh. Henry Augustus Wight married Sarah Davenport, and had children including Bessie Rice Wight, Henry Lothrop Wight, Louis Davenport Wight, Sydney Buckminster Wight. Henry Augustus Wight passed away in 1880 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Henry Augustus Wight entered the world in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, born to Buckminster Wight And Sarah Marsh.
  • Henry Augustus Wight married Sarah Davenport, and had children including Bessie Rice Wight, Henry Lothrop Wight, Louis Davenport Wight, Sydney Buckminster Wight.
  • Henry Augustus Wight passed away in 1880 in Detroit, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Buckminster Wight
1797–1870
Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Sarah Marsh
1795–1884
Birth Location: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Davenport
1834–
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Children(s)

Louis Wight
1858–
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Henry Wight
1860–1862
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Bessie Wight
1862–
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Sydney Wight
1856–
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Henry Wight's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wight
1821–1880
Birth Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Parents
Buckminster Wight
1797–1870
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Sarah Marsh
1795–1884
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Alpheus Wight
1770–1851
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Miriam Belknap
1770–1822
Great-Grandparents
David Wight
1733–1822
Catherine Morse
1737–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Wight
1705–1782
Sarah Plimpton
1711–1798
Joshua Morse
1710–1773
Mary Partridge
1713–1778

Henry Wight's Descendants

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Henry (Augustus) Wight (28 Oct 1821–02 Feb 1880) m. Sarah Davenport (08 Sep 1834–)
  1. 1. Louis (Davenport) Wight 1858–
  2. 2. Henry (Lothrop) Wight 1860–1862
  3. 3. Bessie (Rice) Wight 1862–
  4. 4. Sydney (Buckminster) Wight 1856– m. Ellen (Chipman) Wells 1866–
    1. 1. Sydney (Buckminster) Wight 1889–
    2. 2. Florence (Davenport) Wight 1886–
    3. 3. Henry (Amos) Wight 1887–

Henry Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1821
28 Oct 1821
Birth of Henry Augustus Wight in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
1880
02 Feb 1880
Age 59
Death of Henry Augustus Wight in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
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